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Definition of Enantiomer
1. Noun. Either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical.
Definition of Enantiomer
1. Noun. (chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active. ¹
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Definition of Enantiomer
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Medical Definition of Enantiomer
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Enantiomer
Literary usage of Enantiomer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"If the carboxyl group occupies positions 1 or 3 of the conformer shown in Figure
2 it would correspond to the D or L enantiomer of the diaminobutyric acid, ..."
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